Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brush Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brush Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Brush Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brush Creek: Brush Crk. (or less commonly used: Brush Ck. or Brush Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brush Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brush Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brush Creek is located in Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Brush Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush Creek:
- Delaware County (The home county of Brush Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Jay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- New Eucha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Eucha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Bull Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Tagg Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Cloud Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Old Eucha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
- Colcord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Chewey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Ballard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Watts Community
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Scraper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Moodys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Ketchum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cabin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluejacket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Disney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Spavinaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Langley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wickliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Hoot Owl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Pensacola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Strang
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pump Back
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Salina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kellyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Narcissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Ottawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Cherokee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gravette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gentry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Hico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Washington County (AR)
- Cincinnati
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- South West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Tiff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Ginger Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Jane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Goodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Newton County (MO)
- Seneca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Brush Creek.
Cemeteries Near Brush Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brush Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Duffield Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jumper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ofield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Eucha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tauuneacie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Jay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292131 <2>
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indianola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Tree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Snell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scraper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Brush Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brush Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- South West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Beaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Crump ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Noel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Tiff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Creek.
Newspapers Published in Brush Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brush Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brush Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brush Creek:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Craig County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa County
- Benton County
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brush Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brush Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |